An essay on Alcohol, IQ and the progression of impairement.
 

In keeping with the recent thread about drunk driving, I believe I've
noticed something interesting which I believe deserves at least a moment
of thought from your part; even if slightly flawed it should still be a valid
concept.

As your alcohol consumption goes up, your intellectual faculties go down.
The reason for this is simple: the brain protects itself by shutting down what
it doesn't need to survive and if a certain amount of alcohol is reached, it
essentially shuts down everything, leaving you dead. At first, your advanced
cognitive abilities are hindered and shut down; after they go, the secondary
functions go: what you have left is only what you need to stay alive. Right
now, you're probably asking "okay, what the fuck are you getting at?" so I
will proceed to my hypothesis: regardless of weight or age, the higher the
person's intellectual quotient (IQ), the more alcohol can be taken without
ill effects. Let me elaborate and give you a real world example: that is to say
events that have occured.

I am very lucky to be surrounded by gifted friends: all of them have IQs
in the 140 < x < 170 range. When we go partying, we usually need a higher
quantity of alcohol to have the level of physical impairement felt by most
people around us: do not be fooled, we are not frequent drinkers. Why,
then, do we fair better than others ? Why do we seem to retain our abilities
longer than most of our "normal" friends ? I believe it has to do with the
fact that our brains need to shut down more before we start "losing it". Also,
our psychological impairement comes about much more slowly as well. The
reason for this, keeping in mind that we have no special genetic or physical
advantage, must forcibly be related to our cognitive abilities being better
than the average person's. This is quite a jump and conclusion to make but
I believe it to be right.

What are your opinions on this essay? Is IQ a factor in the time needed
for cognitive faculties to deteriorate to a point where regular physiological
movements are no longer possible in an effective manner because of the
amount of alcohol consumed ?

What Would You Do For A Sloidusey? says:
whats your opinion on my essay?

I HEAR JOO CALLING!!! CALLING FOR ME OUT IN THE NIGHT!!! says:
What is my IQ ?

What Would You Do For A Sloidusey? says:
do you think there is any validity to what I claimed ?

I HEAR JOO CALLING!!! CALLING FOR ME OUT IN THE NIGHT!!! says:
I thought it was a well thought out hypothesis, Of course, I'm not sure if you can prove it...

I HEAR JOO CALLING!!! CALLING FOR ME OUT IN THE NIGHT!!! says:
I think there is validitity... but I dont hang out with too many drunks ;)

What Would You Do For A Sloidusey? says:
It isn't very easy to prove in part because of the subjective nature of the experiment, so to speak....

I HEAR JOO CALLING!!! CALLING FOR ME OUT IN THE NIGHT!!! says:
Yeah, first you have to prove how smart someone is...

What Would You Do For A Sloidusey? says:
That's easy

What Would You Do For A Sloidusey? says:
:D

I HEAR JOO CALLING!!! CALLING FOR ME OUT IN THE NIGHT!!! says:
Then you have to weigh in all the other things...

I HEAR JOO CALLING!!! CALLING FOR ME OUT IN THE NIGHT!!! says:
So find one dumbass, and one nerd who have exactly the same height, weight, etc

I HEAR JOO CALLING!!! CALLING FOR ME OUT IN THE NIGHT!!! says:
That would not be so easy ;)

What Would You Do For A Sloidusey? says:
I don't think it would that hard :D

I HEAR JOO CALLING!!! CALLING FOR ME OUT IN THE NIGHT!!! says:
Fine.

oOo:

How come really fat and dumb guys can drink me under the table?

Let me try to rephase everything solidus said:

If you're clever you get drunk less easily, if you're stupid you get drunk more easily.